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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by leppr on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:13PM (#20416749)
There's very little democracy in France as well. Corporate lobbying might not be as prevalent (simply because they don't have as many humongous corporations), but it's still the same old self-serving oligarchy story.

If we really want to compare, American-style plutocracy might actually be more democratic, because it's easier for a diverse array of citizen to become rich, than it is for French citizens to join the elite club from ENA [1] and co.

[1]: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47991257

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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by JetSpiegel on Sunday July 14, 2019 @08:39PM (#20437232)
America legalized corruption (Citizens United), so I fail to see how is this more democratic.
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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by leppr on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @10:02AM (#20459568)
Money is more fluid and impartial than political club camaraderie. It crosses and fills the moats dug up by the ruling class better than the occasional "working class", "diverse" guest-candidate could ever hope to.

I'm not saying the USA is a Democracy, just making the point that the average USA citizen may have slightly more hard (=concrete, realistic) agency over their rulers than French citizens do.

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